Conference Papers
2016
"The Labor Market for University Journalism and Mass Communication Graduates: The Role of the Media Industries"
Presented to the Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Aug. 3-7, 2016, Minneapolis.
"Factors Influencing Journalism Performance in Developing and Transitional Countries"
Presented to the 12th World Media Economics and Management Conference, May 2-6, 2016, New York, N.Y.
2015
"Connectivity And Freedom: Exploring The Relationship Between Internet Access, Freedom Of The Net, And Media Freedom"
Presented to the Midwest Assocation for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Nov 21, 2015.
"Predictors Of Faculty Diversification In Journalism And Mass Communication Education"
Presented to the Minorities and Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Aug. 6-9, 2015, San Francisco.
"The Impact of Market Competition and the Internet on Journalistic Performance in Developing and Transitional Countries"
Presented to the Media Management and Economics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Aug. 6-9, 2015, San Francisco.
"Professionals or Academics? The Faculty Dynamics In Journalism and Mass Communication Education In The United States"
Presented to the International Conference, Media and the Public Sphere: New Challenges in the Digital Era, June 18 & 19, 2015, University Lyon 2, Lyon, France.
"Methodological Issues in Measuring Media Freedom in a Global Context"
Presented to the International Communication Assocation, May 24, 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2014
"Evaluating Discrepancies Between Public And Professional Assessments Of Media Freedom"
Presented to the Midwest Assocation for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Nov 21 & 22, 2014.
"Predictors of Technical and Administrative Innovation In Professional Communication Education At Institutions of Higher Education"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section of the International Assocation for Media and Communication Research, Hyderabad, India, July 15-19, 2014.
2013
"What Kind of A Dog Is That? Examining the Relationship Between Public Assessments of Media and of Other Institutions"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Nov 22-23, 2013.
"Examining the Relationship Between Media Freedom and Corruption Using Elite and Public Opinion Measures"
Presented to the International Conference, Media and the Public Sphere: Examining the Challenges in the New Communication Landscape, Sept 5-6, 2013, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
"Measurement Issues and the Relationship Between Media Freedom and Corruption"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section, International Association for Media and Communication Research, Dublin, Ireland, June 25-29, 2013.
2012
"Understanding the Correlates of Public Perceptions of Press Freedom"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Nov. 16 & 17, 2012.
"Stability and Change in Public Perceptions of the Media"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section of the International Assocation for Media and Communication Research, 2012 Annual Conference, Durban, South Africa, July 15-19, 2012.
"A Systematic Analysis of the Discrepancies Between Press Freedom as Measured by Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House"
Presented to the international conference Media and the Public Sphere, Lyon, France, July 2-3, 2012.
2011
"Structural and Political Correlates of Trust and Confidence in the Media"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Nov. 18 & 19, 2011.
"The Impact of the New Technologies on the Journalist's Status and on Mass Communication Education"
Presented at the international conference Identity and Intercultural Communication, Bucharest, Romania, September 26-27, 2011.
"Understanding the Link Between Public Confidence in the Media and Media Freedom"
Presented to the World Association for Public Opinion Research for possible presentation at the WAPOR 64th Annual Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Sept. 21-23, 2011.
"Organizational Constraints on Curricular Adaptation in U.S. Journalism and Mass Communication Education""
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, 2011 Annual Conference, July 13 - 17, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
"Comparing Elite and Citizen Assessments of Media Freedom Using Data from the Gallup World Poll"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, 2011 Annual Conference, July 13 -17, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
"The Effects of Copyright Enforcement on Production and International Trade in Copyright Products"
Presented to the Communication, Policy & Technology Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Istanbul, Turkey, July 13 -17, 2011.
2010
"What We Have Learned Recently About Country-Level Measures of Media Freedom"
Prepared for the Measuring Press Freedom conference, sponsored by the American Political Science Association and the Annenberg Foundation, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Nov. 8-9, 2010.
"Validating Elite Assessments of Characteristics of Media Systems with Public Opinion Data"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research 35th Annual Conference, November 19-20, 2010, Chicago.
"Examining the Linkage Between Journalistic Performance and Citizen Assessments of Media"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Braga, Portugal, July 18-22, 2010.
"Linking Elite Measures of Media Freedom and Public Opinion Data: A Validation Exercise"
Presented to the World Journalism Education Conference, Grahamstown, South Africa, July 5-7, 2010.
2009
"Validating Country-Level Measures of Media Freedom with Survey Data"
Presented to Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL, November 20 & 21, 2009.
Presented to the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research, Raleigh, NC, Oct. 8 & 9, 2009.
"Clash of cultures: the effects of hypercompetition on journalistic ethics and professional values."
Presented to the International Conference on The Basics of Journalism: Concepts of Ethics, Responsibility, and Quality in Media and Journalism, Eichstätt, Germany.
"The Effects of Pre-University Study of Journalism On Entry to the Job Market"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section, International Association for Media and Communication Research, Mexico City, July 21-24, 2009.
"Conceptualizing and Measuring Characteristics of Media Systems"
Presented to Beyond East & W est, Two Decades of Media Transformation after the Fall of Communism, an international conference organized by the Center for Media and Communication Studies at Central European University in collaboration with the International Communication Association and Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
2008
"The Impact of Market Competition on Journalistic Performance"
Presented to the Journalism Research and Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Stockholm, July 20-15, 2008.
2007
"American Ports and the United Arab Emirates: Media Influence on National Image"
Presented to the International Conference on Satellite Television and National Identity in the Arab World, Visions for 21 Century Media, University st of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, December 11-12, 2007.
"U.S. Public Opinion about Arab States: Examining the Differences in National Images"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November 16-17,
2007."The Impact of Post-Employment Journalism Training On Health and Medical Story Ideation"
Presented to the Professional Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research at the Paris conference, July 2007.
Presented to the Professional Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research at the Paris conference, July 2007.
"Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Media Monitoring"
Keynote Address delivered to the Conference, On Media Monitoring–The Media and Their Contribution to Democracy, organized by SwissGIS, Swiss Center for Studies on the Global Information Society at the University of Zurich, June 29-30, 2007.
"Support for Media Rights as a Criterion for Evaluating Journalism Education"
Presented to the World Journalism Education Congress, June 25-28, Singapore.
"A Secondary Analysis of U.S. Public Opinion Polls about the War in Iraq"
Presented to the conference on Public Opinion Polls and Decision Making: From Theory to Practice, February 6-8, 2007, Cairo.
2006
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, November 17 & 18, 2006, Chicago, IL.
"The Duration of Impact Of Midcareer Training Programs for Journalists"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, November 17 & 18, 2006, Chicago, IL.
"The Impact of Midcareer Training on Journalistic Work"
Presented to the Professional Education Section of the International Association for Media and
Communication Research at the Congress in Cairo, Egypt, July 2006.Presented to the Political Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Cairo, Egypt, July 2006.
"Examining the Suspected Adverse Effects of Competition on Media Performance"
Paper presented to the Journalism Studies Interest Group at the International Communication Association conference in Dresden, Germany, June 19-23, 2006.
"Citizenship and the Media: Isolated in the New Century?"
Presented at the Conference of the Century El Comercio in alliance with Auditoria Democrática Andina Quito, June 2006.
2005
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, November 18-19, 2005, Chicago.
2004
"The Impact of Newsroom Philosophy on Story Ideation and Story Narration"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, November 19-20, 2004, Chicago.
"Market, Organizational, and Strategic Factors Affecting Media Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies"
Paper presented to the conference on Strategic Responses to Media Market Changes at the Media Management and Transformation Centre, Jonkoping, Sweden.
"Midcareer Training of Journalists: Evaluating Its Impact on Journalistic Work"
Presented to the Professional Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 25-30, 2004.
"Media Freedom: Conceptualizing and Operationalizing the Outcome of Media Democratization"
Presented to the Political Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, at the conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 25-30, 2004.
2003
"The Ailing State of Health News Coverage: Is PR the Antidote?"
"The Impact of Internal Labor Markets On Newspaper Industry Diversification"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November, 2003.
"Tracking and Explaining Convergence Efforts Among Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication"
Paper presented at the conference on Expanding Convergence: Media Use in a Changing Information Environment, Columbia, SC.
2002
"Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising:
Understanding Its Consequences"Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November 2002.
"Communication Entry-Level Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Unions and Workplace Rights"
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research at the annual conference, November 2002, Chicago.
"The Impact of Journalism Training on the Trainers: Reflections of U.S. International Fellows"
Presented to the Professional Education Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research at the Barcelona Conference, July 2002.
"The Role of the Media in Democratization"
Paper presented to the Political Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research at the Barcelona Conference, July 2002.
"Change and Stability in the Newspaper Industry’s Journalistic Labor Market"
Paper presented to the Media Management and Economics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for possible presentation at conference in Miami Beach, Florida, August 2002.
2001
Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November 16 & 17, 2001.
"Professionalism of News Workers: The Creation and Evolution of the Concept"
Presented to the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, May, 2001.
2000
"Determinants of Newsroom Use of Staff Expertise:
The Case of International News"Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, Chicago, November 2000.
"Independent Journalism Training Initiatives: Their Impact on Journalists and Journalism Education"
Presented to the Professional Education Section, International Association for Media and Communication Research, Singapore, July 2000.
